Based on 1597 votes and 105 reviews.
Best of its kind in years.
One of the best movies of the year. Hysterically funny (you will laugh out loud) but also very touching & poignant. Paul Giamatti is at the top of his game. Thomas Haden Church is a scream. Virginia Madsen (so gorgeous) gives one of the finest female performances of 2004. See it!!
a lousy film about two complete losers
Two current films, Closer and Sideways, have similiar themes concerning relationships and, having seen both, Sideways must be considered by far the best of them. The characters in Sideways can be identified with easily whereas in Closer I found the people to be obnoxious, pseudo-sophisticated and morally unattractive.In Sideways, the characters are much more believable and identifiable to the "Common Joe".
One of the best "buddy" movies I`ve seen. Funny and well acted. A must see for all wine drinkers ! Great dialogue.
One of the best films I`ve seen in years----excellent character film. The acting was astounding!
Great backdrop, very poetic the allusions to grapes and wines and their characteristics. So many movies are forgetable in varying degrees. This one is memorable. I like the fact that it didn`t use the run-of-the-mill blockbuster actors/actresses, although the actors were top-notch. More films should be made like this. Absolutely loved it, and it was recommended by people who absolutely loved it, too.
what a peice of ace
the reason I went to see "Sideways" is because I heard and interview with Mr. Pickett in which he mentioned that "90% of single women are dating 10% of the single men"
Good cast, good script, good movie.